Palettes / Colors / #ADEEF9

#ADEEF9 — Pale Vivid Teal

#ADEEF9 is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #ADEEF9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ADEEF9 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F9BAAE; it also sits naturally between #AEF9DF and #AEC8F9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADEEF9

.text { color: #ADEEF9; }
.background { background-color: #ADEEF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEEF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 238, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 86%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEEF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 238, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEEF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 238, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADEEF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEEF9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADEEF9

Tints of #ADEEF9

Tones of #ADEEF9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9BAAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADEEF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEEF9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ADEEF9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ADEEF9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ADEEF8  ·  #ADEEFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADEEF9?

#ADEEF9 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 238, 249). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEEF9?

#ADEEF9 is RGB 173, 238, 249 — HSL 189°, 86%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #ADEEF9?

Its complement is #F9BAAE; analogous partners are #AEF9DF and #AEC8F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADEEF9 for text?

Black text on #ADEEF9 has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.